Metropolitan Council funding provided for grants to implementing agencies to manage aquatic invasive species, and money appropriated.

HF 2218 appropriates $1.5 million from the general fund for fiscal year 2026 to the Metropolitan Council. This funding will be used to provide grants to regional park agencies within the Metropolitan Council system to manage aquatic invasive species. The grants support prevention, containment, control, and enforcement efforts to reduce the spread of these species. The funds are available until June 30, 2027, and directly affect regional park management agencies in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.